August 25 , 2005 

Artesia News

Long Beach Transit Reduces Service


At its August 22 meeting, the Long Beach Transit Board of Directors authorized implementation of service reductions described on the attached sheets, effective September 11.

These reductions will become necessary for Long Beach Transit to maintain a balanced budget in light of new state regulations governing meal/rest breaks for bus operators. The regulations allow for a negotiated alternative, and as such Long Beach Transit will continue to negotiate with our union (ATU 1589) to resolve this matter. But if no settlement is reached, the service reductions will proceed effective September 11 in order to absorb the up to $3 million cost of compliance.

To have a minimum impact to our customers, the service reductions will largely entail increased time between buses on many of our routes, with discontinued late night service on some routes.

If you have questions, please contact Dan Rosenfeld at (562) 599-8534 or at drosenfeld@lbtransit.com. If you need additional copies of the attached information, which will be in a larger, printed form next week, please call Dan or Gina Collins at the number above.

Click here for Brochure (pdf)

See update to this article (9/9/05) by clicking here --

 

 

 

 

 

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